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Originally Posted by darnsuprat
Hope everything is going well with you guys and keeping warm and safe.
I need your opinions please.
I've changed my Venture front brake pads less than a year ago and put on Discount Advance "BEST" pads that they recommended. They were ceramic.
Now, I'm getting a grinding sound from the front especially from the left front whenever I brake down. The grinding sounds like the pad is worn out and it's grinding metal to metal........audible enough to worry about it. I have not taken the wheels off and look at them but it's less than a year and the rotors does not seem to be cutting when I felt them last weekend.
I'm thinking of replacing the pads this weekend but this time........I want to put pads that's been proven to be the best by fellow Venture owners.....not just what the store tells me.
I'm also going to machine the rotors or replace them if they're not too expensive or if they're bad.
Please recommend what brand pads I should get. None squealing good pads to make my wife feel safe again when driving this van. She's afraid to drive it now.
Thanks.
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Although you do not mention what year vehicle this is, you need to first check your rear shoes for wear. 1. You may have a leaking rear wheel cylinder which first causes some grinding/slippage/shudder noises/feeling which you may be mistaking for your front discs having problems. 2. The rears need to be in adjustment (Self adjusting sometimes doesn't). I replaced my leaking rear cyclinder cylinder and shoes that needed it anyway on both sides. I pulled apart the self-adjuster, cleaned the threads and lubed them as well. The self-adjuster now works fine. Depending on the mileage (mine had 140K with original rear brake drums) the rear drums may already near maximum thinness and need to be replaced. Mine were. 3. Did you or the repair shop fully bleed your brakes when the fronts were done? Mine pulled to one side and quickly wore down even the newly turned rotors and disc pads because of lack of bleeding the brakes at install. I usaully suck out all old brake fluid from the reservoir first, fill with new fluid, bleed starting at farthest back from master cylinder until clear/slightly off-clear new fluid comes out before I tighten bleed screw. This includes ensuring all air bubbles are removed as well. Refill with new as needed.
In summary, check the rears, bleed all around first before doing any front replacement of anything. Your front rotors could also be warped and need turning/replacement.
Let us all know what it was.